The Editor’s Notes
Our congrats to Liz, Alex, and Adam! They all won awards last night from the NC Press Association. From youth suicide to the impact of natural disasters on our students and schools to covering local, state, and national politics and policy, they cover the toughest issues. Our thanks to the EdNC team and community for your support.
myFutureNC will be in Greensboro on February 28th from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m. at The Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering located at 2907 E. Gate City Boulevard, Greensboro, NC 27401. They want to hear from all of you: educators, parents, students, service providers, faith leaders, business people, government representatives, and other community members. RSVP here.
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Seek Common Ground
Seek Common Ground is a new network state-based advocacy coalitions across the United States working to improve the educational prospects of all children.... Read the rest
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Why arming teachers is highly unlikely
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Study: Teacher leadership can improve student achievement
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Students can’t learn if they don’t show up at school
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Guns at CMS schools hit a 10-year high last year. No NC district had nearly as many.
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Charter schools could get more money if NC lawmakers overhaul K-12 funding system
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Federal education officials to monitor Durham Public Schools after discipline complaint
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Teaching While Afraid
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Identifying and fostering ‘teacherpreneurs’ is key to solving the global education crisis
